Bolton 0-2 Newport

Conference here we come !!!

We can't keep a clean sheet with that defence

we still have no goals recorded

There may be trouble ahead

Keepers no where near ready to be a number 1
considering height and pace was the key, i see little pace and dreadful heading abiity.

Santos was shocking, Keeper just not ready, Gordon flatters to decieve same with Comley.
Even Crawford disappointed. 

Every corner you feel a goal is coming. Bloody hell that left a lot to be desired.

At this early part of the season, we should celebrate Thanksgiving... an unknown to all of you... but I'm thankful that only two teams are dropped.  Let's hope we can stay above that... not sure at this early stage if we can.

Need to drop Santos for a start, he thinks he can play but has no pace when having to run back and can't pass to save his life. Midfield is no better, Comley does nothing other than pass sideways or backwards and White isn't much better which means the strikers get no service at all.

wanderlust wrote:
Build the wall!

...and get the pie eaters to pay for it.

Request the Council expand our borders into Wigan.

A SHOWER OF SHITE

Defensively we are shite.  Midfield hit & miss.  

Gone downhill from last week.

Possession

Awful, just awful.

Keeper shite, defence shite, midfield shite, attack shite.

Unbelievable to think that Ronan, Brocky, Delaney and Alexander can’t get in this team. Couldn’t have anything to do with not being signed by Evatt could it? Also, we shouldn’t forget our master of ceremonies Sir Tobias Phoenix, without who this assembly of journeymen and never beens would never have been assembled. Maybe FV should consider his position?

Natasha Whittam wrote:Awful, just awful.

Keeper shite, defence shite, midfield shite, attack shite.

If this isn't the manager's reaction, he needs to go.

boltonbonce wrote:If this isn't the manager's reaction, he needs to go.

If it's another load of "we were great" bollocks I'll be sending my season ticket back in the morning demanding a full refund.

I want to see him condemn the team for their performance.

Ian Evatt doesn’t play table tennis with the lads, does he?

"just not good enough"

I'm just wondering how folk will react if we lose to Harrogate next week. Yes that's right - Harrogate.

"Evans out" presumably.

Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Newport County

Bolton Wanderers suffered defeat at the hands of Welsh side Newport County at the University of Bolton Stadium.

Two second half goals from Tristan Abrahams gave The Exiles all three points.

Ian Evatt made one change from the side that lost to Colchester United last weekend with George Taft returning to the defence at the expense of Alex Baptiste.

Wanderers confirmed two new signings 90 minutes before kick-off with Lloyd Isgrove and Arthur Gnahoua being named among the substitutes.

The visitors had an early effort when Abrahams drifted into the box, however his shot went across the face of goal and out for a goal kick.

Some good work from Nathan Delfouneso to lose his marker over on the left saw the big striker put a lovely ball into the box but the referee below for a foul before the ball could reach Eoin Doyle.

Billy Crellin made a fantastic reaction save to keep out Scott Twine from close range after the midfielder was unchallenged.

From the resulting corner, taken by Twine, Liam Shephard hit a first time shot that rebounded off the foot of the post and into Crellin’s grateful hands.

Taft got back to make an important block to prevent Abrahams from shooting on goal after the striker was set up by a lovely ball from the right hand side.

County should have found themselves in front after 19 minutes when Brandon Cooper was left unmarked from a corner. His powerful header went high over the bar.

Wanderers broke and Jak Hickman found Crawford with a tidy pass but the Scot could only hit his volley over the bar.

From Liam Gordon’s cross, Taft met the ball with a firm header which was held onto by Nick Townsend in the County goal.

An industrious run from Doyle on the left carved open a chance for Delfouneso but the County defence held firm and cleared away the danger.

Wanderers won themselves a free kick from 25 yards out after Crawford was felled. He took the set-piece himself and forced a fantastic save from Townsend who dived to his right hand side to parry the ball away from goal.

Townsend was in action again shortly afterwards to deny Delfouneso from close range. Doyle started the move over on the left with a long pass to Gethin Jones on the opposite flank. The Welshman played a one-two with Hickman with the ball ending up in the path of the big striker who was unfortunate not to break the deadlock.

After a nervy start, Wanderers finished the half strongly.

Hickman had a good chance to break the deadlock just after the restart when Comley found him with a smart through ball. After switching to his left foot, the winger’s shot was blocked by a County defender.

Twine’s corner was headed over by Cooper after the ball was knocked into the defender by Dolan shortly afterwards.

The deadlock was broken on 54 minutes when Abrahams pounced onto a loose ball after Crellin could only parry Joss Labadie’s thunderous drive.

Wanderers thought they had equalised two minutes later when Delfouneso prodded home from close range, but the linesman had flagged, albeit quite late, for an infringement in the build up.

Crawford whipped in a curling ball into the box, but nobody could get a touch on it and the chance went.

Abrahams made it two in an almost carbon copy manner when Crellin spilled Haynes’ effort into the path of the striker who grabbed his second.

Evatt made a triple substitution after 65 minutes with Gnahoua, Tutte, Isgrove came on for Delfouneso, Crawford and Hickman.

Tutte had a chance five minutes after coming on but his effort from 25-yards went wide of goal.

A corner from Isgrove was then met by Taft but the defender’s header went wide of goal and another chance for Wanderers went begging.

A surging run by Doyle was brought to end when Josh Sheehan cynically brought him down from 30 yards out. Gnahoua’s resulting free-kick was charged down by the County defence.

A great move on the right involving Jones and Isgrove saw the ball loop up to Gordon in the box but the defender’s deflected effort was unable to trouble Townsend who held on to the ball before it went out of play.

Wanderers were unable to find a way past their opponents and succumbed to a loss.


Wanderers: Crellin, Jones, Gordon, Comley, Almeida Santos, Taft, Crawford (Tutte 65), White, Doyle, Delfouneso (Gnahoua 65), Hickman (Isgrove 65).

Subs Not Used: Alexander, Delaney, Mascoll, Darcy.


Newport: Townsend, Cooper, Dolan, Demetriou, Shephard, Labadie (Bennett 72), Sheehan, Twine (Willmott 72), Haynes, Taylor (Amond 78), Abrahams.

Subs Not Used: King, Baker, Collins, Janneh.

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The goal at the moment is not to be relegated - A bottom half finish will do.

For those that thought a bunch of non-league players and cast offs were promotions certainties - nope.

Today we were outplayed by a much better team that's all.

As for us people are getting on Santos and rightly so but how does the center back get so much of the ball. He seemed to be constantly on the ball. Midfield needs work IMO they are not helping the defense at all.  Well on to the next one COYWM.

We should have learnt from the Hill days that just bringing in a fuckton of players isn't a guarantee for anything.

I never bought into the "Evans is a genius and this league is ours to lose" mania, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.